How to enable COVID-19 contact tracing on your iPhone, and receive periodic exposure notifications

To activate COVID-19 contact tracing notifications on your iPhone, you'll need to enable it in your Settings app.

UK says test result issue on England's COVID-19 app resolved

An issue with England's COVID-19 smartphone app, launched to curb the spread of the virus, which meant it could not accept around a third of test results has been resolved, the government said on ...

COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales

England and Wales launch a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and record visits to venues such as pubs, four months after the ...

Covid vaccine chaos as people book NHS jab despite being ineligible

People who are not eligible for a Covid jab have been able to book a vaccine appointment through the NHS booking system, ...
Bristol Post

Parents should 'avoid' treating new Coronavirus symptom with one common medicine

A nationwide increase in Coronavirus infections has been marked by one frequently reported symptom. Two new Covid strains, known as XFG, or Stratus and NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, are now the most common ...
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NHS bosses issue urgent plea as new Stratus and Nimbus Covid-19 variants spread

Health experts are urging the public to do one important thing as a new, virulent variants of Covid-19 hit the country. From the start of October, people are now able to get flu and Covid-19 jabs as ...
Leicester Mercury

NHS winter vaccination available to six key groups from October 1 - how to book

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged certain vulnerable groups to arrange an essential vaccination from October 1. Its guidance is especially vital for over-65s and anyone with long-term ...
Evening Chronicle

NHS App update lets loved ones book GP appointments for others - what to know

The NHS has rolled out a significant upgrade to its mobile application, designed to assist parents, carers, and family members in overseeing their relatives' healthcare needs. This enhancement ...
The Independent

Parents and carers can use NHS app to help family ‘as easily as using Netflix’

Parents and carers will be able to alternate between themselves and loved ones on the NHS app as easily as switching Netflix profiles, health leaders have said. A new family feature, currently being ...
Daily Mail

Three NHS admin workers who made £412k selling fake Covid 19 vaccine records during lockdown are jailed for 10 years

A trio of NHS workers who made £412k by selling fake Covid 19 vaccination records have been jailed for 10 years. Hakeem Walters, 29, Rokibul Islam, 31, and Muhammed Ahmed, 27, made their fortune while ...
Liverpool Echo

How to reduce risk of catching new Covid Stratus variant

Covid-19 spreads very easily through close contact with people who have the virus. When someone with Covid-19 breathes, speaks, coughs or sneezes, they release small droplets containing the virus. You ...